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Area & Population
The area we cover
The area covered by the Pathfinder extends from the edge of Birmingham city centre
in a northwesterly direction over the boundary with adjoining Sandwell MBC, specifically
- Aston, Newtown, Lozells, Winson Green, Handsworth, Smethwick, West Bromwich and
Greets Green.
It is a typical inner-city area containing 60,000 dwellings largely of older terraced
housing and local authority accommodation intermixed with traditional, often derelict
or underused industrial areas. High levels of deprivation are evident throughout.
Population
The pathfinder has a diverse black and minority ethnic population, which makes up
more than 65% of the 150,000 total (source: 2001 Census). About 6% are recent asylum
seekers.
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